Cops: Brothers tried switch IDs after traffic stop

COHOES >> A pair of Gansevoort brothers are facing misdemeanor charges after they each claimed to be one another during a traffic stop.

Shahyer Hussain, 25, of Gansevoort, was allegedly driving when the pair were pulled over on Route 787 Thursday. When police asked him for identification, reports said he said he did not have any and was adamant that he was actually his brother Nauman Hussain, who was in the passenger seat.

Nauman, for his part, allegedly claimed he was Shahyer.

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When police ran both men’s records they found that Shahyer had a revoked license with 28 suspensions in 12 different states.

Nauman also had an “extensive suspension and conviction list” according to police. In fact, police say the two had more than 70 tickets between the two of them.

The most critical difference at the time of the stop, though, was that Nauman had a valid New York state driver’s license at the time of the traffic stop.

Police placed both men in custody and transported them to the State Police Barracks in Latham where they confirmed through photos that the man driving was allegedly Shahyer. Police said he had used his brother’s identity “numerous times before.”

Both men were charged with false personation and sixth degree conspiracy, misdemeanors.

Shahyer Hussain was also charged with first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a felony. They were arraigned and released from Cohoes City Court on bail bond.